The enlightenment period (Oplysningstiden)
The romantic period (romantikken)
The modern breakthrough (Det moderne gennembrud)
Recent Literature
Danish Culture and History
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In which century did the Enlightenment take place? 


The 18th century (1700s)



100

In which century did Romanticism take place?

19th. century (1800)

100

Which year does the Modern Breakthrough begin?

1870

100

What do you call it when authors draw on their own lives in their writing?

autofiction

100

Where is Holger Danske located?

Kronborg

200

Who wrote Erasmus Montanus?

Ludvig Holberg

200

Who wrote the poem “Indvielsen”?

Schack Von Staffeldt

200

What do the three K’s stand for?

Gender, church, class

200

Who has written 'Meter i sekundet'? 

Stine Pilgaard 

200

In which year did Danish women gain the right to vote?

1915

300

Which doctor is “A Royal Affair” about?

Struensee

300

What is the name of Denmark’s national anthem?

Der er et yndigt land

300

What are the names of the married couple in A Doll’s House?

Torvald and Nora

300

Who has written the Book 'Den der lever stille'?

Leonora Christina Skov

300

What is Denmark’s national animal?

The Swan

400

Who was Queen Caroline Mathilde married to?

King Christian 7. 

400

Which City was Hans Christian Andersen born in?


Odense

400

Who wrote “Lønningsdag” and “Pelle Erobreren”?

Martin Andersen Nexø

400

Which genre did Yahya Hassan primarily write in?

Poems

400

In which year did Denmark win the European Championship in football?

1992

500

What do you call the freedom to publish and distribute information without censorship?

Freedom of press

500

Which museum are the Golden Horns exhibited at?

Nationalmuseet

500

Which person marked the beginning of the Modern Breakthrough?

Georg Brandes

500

Who has written the famous Book 'Gender Trouble'?

Judith Butler 

500

What was the name of the first Danish king?

Harald Blåtand

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